WEBVTT EADER. THIS IS KCCI 8 NEWS AT 5:00.STEVE: FROM THE WHITE HOUSE TOCAPITOL HILL, INVESTIGATIONSINTO RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE IN THEPRESIDENTIAL ELECTION ARERAMPING UP.CONGRESSIONAL HEARINGS ARE NOWSCHEDULES.STACEY: AND PRESIDENT TRUMP ISREACTING TO THE APPOINTMENT OF ASPECIAL COUNSEL TO OVERSEE THEFBI'S PROBE.SALLY KIDD IS LIVE AT THE WHITEHOUSE WITH THE LATEST.SALL STACEY AND STEVE, THEPRESIDENT SPOKE HERE A LITTLEWHILE AGO.HE BELIEVES HE'S BEING TARGETEDUNFAIRLY BY THE INVESTIGATION.AN NOW, ONE HIGH-PROFILEREPUBLICAN SENATOR SAYS THIS HASBECOME A CRIMINAL PROBDECLARING HIMSELF A VICTIM OF"THE GREATEST POLITICAL WITCHHUNT IN AMERICAN HISTORY,"PRESIDENT TRUMP IS ON THEDEFENSIVPRES. TRUMP: I RESPECT THE MOVEBUT THE ENTIRE THING HAS BEEN AWITCH HUNT.THERE IS NO COLLUSION BETWEECERTAINLY MYSELF AND MYCAMPAIGN.I CAN ALWAYS SPEAK FOR MYSELFAND THE RUSSIANS ZERO. ,SALLY: HIS PRESIDENCY IN CRISISAMID MULTIPLE ALLEGATIONS,INCLUDING CLAIMS THAT HE ASKEDTHEN-FBI DIRECTOR JAMES COMEY TODROP AN INVESTIGATION INTOFORMER NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISORMICHAEL FLYNTHE PRESIDENT TOOK QUESTIONS ATA PRESS CONFERENCE WITCOLUMBIA'S PRESIDENT.PRES. TRUMP: DIRECTOR COMEY WASVERY UNPOPULAR WITH MOST PEOPLE.I THOUGHT WHEN I MADE THATDECISION, I ALSO GOT A VERY,VERY STRONG RECOMMENDATION, ASYOU KNOW, FROM THE DEPUTYATTORNEY GENERAL.SALLY: ON CAPITOL HILL, DEPUTYATTORNEY GENERAL ROD ROSENSTEINBRIEFED THE FULL SENATE BEHINDCLOSED DOORS ON COMEY'S FIRING.>> HE DID ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HELEARNED COMEY WOULD BE REMOVEDPRIOR TO HIM WRITING HIS MEM>> I THINK THE SHOCK TO THE BODYIS IT'S NOW CONSIDERED ACRIMINAL INVESTIGATION.SALL FORMER FBI DIRECTORROBERT MUELLER IS NOW LEADINGTHE RUSSIA PROBE AS SPECIALCOUNSEL.>> THIS WON'T BE A WITCH HUNT.HE'S GOING TO FOLLOW THE FACTSWHEREVER THEY MAY LEAD.SALLY: NOW FORMER CIA DIRECTOR, JOHN BRENNAN IS SCHEDULED TOTESTIFY ABOUT THE RUSSIAINVESTIGATION TUESDAY DURING ANOPEN SESSION OF THE HOUSEINTELLIGENCE COMMITTEELIVE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, SALLYKIDD, KCCI 8 NEWS, IOWA'S NEWSLEADER.STACEY THANK YOU, SALLY.AGAIN SEVERAL HOUSE AND SENATE

President Trump Reacts to Special Counsel Appointment

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Updated: 1:28 PM CDT May 19, 2017

From the White House to Capitol Hill, investigations into Russian interference in the presidential election are ramping up. Congressional hearings are scheduled and President Trump is reacting to the appointment of a special counsel to oversee the FBI's probe. Sally Kidd reports from the White House.